April Fool's Day (April 1st)

This story describes how the British Broadcasting Corporation played an April Fool's Day trick on the country when they described a "spaghetti crop".

CBC Kids provides the stories behind some of the ultimate April Fool's Day pranks over the years.

This page contains an excerpt from a book about the history of court jesters around the world.

Here's a funny April Fool's Day poem from Revenge of the Lunch Ladies.

This website is filled with stories about hoaxes from around the world. These stories cover several decades.

Check out this list created by the Museum of Hoaxes, "as judged by notoriety, absurdity, and number of people duped." (site)